Gladstone N. Jones, III

Gladstone N. Jones, III (“Glad”) is Jones Swanson’s founding member. In 25 years of practice, Glad has litigated both environmental and commercial cases in New York, Florida, California, Mississippi and Louisiana. He has garnered numerous honors for his work.

Glad’s first major case, Friloux v. Exxon Corporation and Campbell Wells Corporation, in 1997, prompted changes in Louisiana’s rules concerning the handling and disposal of oilfield waste. Another one of his cases, Doré Energy v. Carter-Langham et al., resulted in what was then the largest land restoration judgment in Louisiana history—$57 million. In 2010, Glad was lead counsel on Active Solutions et al. v. Dell, Inc., et al., which not only resulted in a verdict against the technology giant Dell, but also set the stage for the later criminal conviction of then-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. In 2013, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority–East hired Glad to bring a case against nearly 100 oil, gas and pipeline companies in what The New York Times has since called “the most ambitious environmental lawsuit ever.”

In New Orleans, Glad serves on the boards of Xavier University and Stirling Properties. In New York City, he serves on the board of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

EDUCATION

Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA, 1992, J.D.

Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 1986, B.A.

ADMITTED

Louisiana, State Courts of Louisiana

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit

AFFILIATIONS

Member, Louisiana State Bar Association

Member, American Association for Justice

Member, Louisiana Association for Justice

Member, Board of Directors, Xavier University

Member, Board of Directors, Stirling Properties

Member, Board of Directors, Gilder Lehrmann Institute of American History